Daily Republican., 1887-10-03
FOURTH EDITION
Oourt ReoOnVenes.

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Court Heoonvsnes.
Court resumed proceedings this morn.
inc after the recess OF one week with
the Ohief Justice and Associate Judge
Houston on the bench.
Argument ON the motion OF George |
ii. Bates, Esq to have the capils In |
the case OF Andrew J. Randall, one OF
the detectives engSged In the raid on |
the policy men, was postponed until 10.
morrow. Mr.. Ra dali vas pr. sent, but
when this disposition was made OF the
matter returned to Philadelphia until
to. morrow.
A iury was drawn md the case Of
Henry Goldsbury, colored, indictad for
assault and battery with intent 70 Kill
was taken up for trial. with Depa'y
Attorney General Davis for the sac
aud willard II. Porter. Esqn for tie
defense.
John W. Freeman, colorea, was
sworn, and testified shat be kto~s the
prisonss and siso Owen En1on. On
Nav 80 he tA~ Henry GoldsouTy at
picnic about 8 quarter OF mile from
Townsend. He was drunt, and the
witness saw him put his hsud In bis
pocket and drsw revolver which he
Aired shooting . zen Enson In the arm.
|, The vi ness washed the wound.
bIl.s Anderson, c0lored, testified that
, he wAs also present at toe picnic and
saw 9oldsbury when he shot. There
, was crowd around and he d rcd among
them, but did not hit any one but Em'
son, All hands seemed to have been
! drinking, and were having good time.
Richard johnson, colored, Was
sworn, and testified that he was also at
! the picnic and saw the shooting which
!. occurred about 8 O'Clock Toe witness
was about six feet from the prisoner
T when he hred, and noticed thst he shot
, |, direct into the crosd. Tsere was
large nuubtr Of persons .: the picnic,
but the witness did not see any drink
ing done.
n Eli Welch, an aged white man, te,ti.
i fed that he 10 one of the com Id i5sioners
e of Townsend, and on The d,y OF the
Il picnic he heard the colored people max
n ing ooneid ers BILE noise and went over 10
It ASCERTAIN what WAS the matter lie
a saw Goldsbury, sud WAS within Fix feet
of him when tie fred.
,fl Tbs State rested with this witness,
- and Mr.. Porter male ais opening to thu
;. Jury fos the dsiense, in which b,
claimed that The pistol was accidentally
disohars sed, and that the prisoner hat
>, no intention OF shooting xDy one. H.
then commercial tGs examination U
Witnesses for the dOfepse.
Y, Eugene Goldsbury, coloreJ, wa
D, sworn, and testised that while he heArC
81 the shot he did not see the shooting, bu
Immediately Afterwards went over .
~ q 3Gidsbury. They had all been drink
ID ink; shs witness saw the prisoner an
a. Emson together several times durinl
tns day snd knew thxt they aIwsy
In have bseu good friencs. hs noticed
m after the prisoner sbot that he wa
a bleeding from 9 wouDd In his head
where some ono hsd struck him.
Pe,ec Golisbury, colorst, tkstife
o. that he was not AZ the pioLic, and di
lo DOT $50 the prisoner until the mex
morning, when ho locked lise ma
y who had been on = pro;racted spree.
~ Eizs Godsbu'y, coiored, WAS at th
y picnic and raw thu prisoner after th
u shooting. He was very dunk and hI
cot head.
Mt The witness, who is quite o youu
IN locking woman, was asked By Nj
Davis what reiation she was to th
prisoner, when she replied, "his arnnt
mother"
-, WIS" ,aId the Chief Justice, "h
Id grandmother? Why you look youn
IN enough to be his wiie."
at This was the laet witness e1amine'
and after . brief argument by couns
he the Jury WIS charged by the court ar
retired ut IL 40 O'Clock
'ut Tho cate of James Short, colored, s.
dicsed for the larceny Of about nineie'
pouods OF brass from tho Diamond Sts
T. Iron Company, was tsken up for tri
ard . Jury drawn.
The State was represented by Depu
Attorney. General Davis and the defen
nv ant by Lilburne Chandler, Esq.
IN John T. Davis was sworn and testih
that he is the superintendent of the ID
she mond State Iron Company. On Augu
18th, his attention Was called to the ia
), that considerable bsass was being tax
Nv from the mills and he started out to =! al
70 where OLD brass WAS bought in search
a it. After going to two or three places
I ia found that the brass was being taken
the prisoner.
James b Carter testified that he
mid membered the morning when Mr.. Da
: a came to his place iu search of some bra
|. of and picked cut some which he identif
mo as having been stolen from the Dlamo
State Iron Company. This brass was
of tanned from William b Norton, or
thar man.
he William T. Deunis, testified that he
and employed by William b. Norton, 4
nts bought IA pounds of brass from n
Damed Fortune, at cents q pound,
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